TotalEnergies has broken ground on the Oakmulgee Dairy Farm renewable natural gas (RNG) project in Amelia Court House, Virginia, with its joint venture partner Vanguard Renewables. The Oakmulgee Dairy Farm will produce more than 259,000 MMBtu per year of RNG through an anaerobic digester and divert more than 105,000 tons (95,254 tonnes) of food and beverage waste per year from landfill or incineration. The RNG produced at Oakmulgee will fuel AstraZeneca’s Maryland biopharmaceutical production facilities.
In April 2024, TotalEnergies and Vanguard Renewables announced the creation of a 50-50 percent joint venture to develop, build, and operate RNG projects across the United States. The partners are currently advancing 10 projects into construction with a total annual RNG capacity of 0.8 TWh (2.5 Bcf or 2,500,000 MMBtu). Beyond these first 10 projects, the two companies will consider investing in a potential pipeline of about 60 projects across the country.
